Environment China is a weekly bilingual podcast from the Beijing Energy Network. The show features conversations with advocates, entrepreneurs, and experts working in the environmental field in China. We are looking to learn how they do their work, what new strategies and solutions they have found, and why now is the right time for real and positive changes in China’s environmental field.

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Cities are microcosms of the world’s environmental issues. By
2030, one billion people are expected to be urban residents in
China, and some three quarters of global emissions to come from
cities. The issues impacting a urban sustainability are numerous:
land use layout, public transit, and resource usage, to name a few.
With over a hundred cities hosting a population of 1 million or
more, China has to consider these issues on an unprecedented
scale.

Our guest, Chenzi Yiyang, helps show us the path forward for how
cities can become sustainable – by balancing development and
environmental protection. Chenzi has worked on addressing urban
issues with several international NGOs and development agencies.
She tours us through what an ideal city would look like (spoiler
alert: it doesn’t exist, yet). However, Chinese cities are making
strong efforts to develop various eco-city and low-carbon city
programs to create scalable solutions to urban sustainability
issues. Chenzi breaks down this complicated problem and guides us
through the key elements of greening Chinese cities.

About the Podcast

Environment China is a bi-weekly podcast from the Beijing Energy Network (BEN), a grassroots organization created to help understand and tackle China’s energy and environmental challenges. The podcast features conversations with advocates, entrepreneurs, and experts and aims to highlight innovative solutions for improving China’s environment. We explore how they do their work, what strategies and solutions they have found, and why now is the right time for real and positive progress for China’s environment.